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IB

Information | Entrance Conditions | IB Preparation

Students in Grades 9 and 10 who are considering IB must prepare for the Diploma Program by selecting appropriate classes.

For students in Grade 9:

•           Enroll in Honors English 9 and Honors United States History.
•           Continue with mathematics in either Honors Geometry or Algebra 1.
•           Choose either Honors Biology or Honors Matter and Energy.
•           Continue with French or Spanish 2, Honors 3, or IB 4, or enroll in French I or Spanish I with the understanding that the student will need to accelerate to level 3 in grade 10 by summer study or by a special sequence of courses necessitating outside study.
•           Take courses that meet state requirements such as technology, fine arts and/or physical education.

For students in Grade 10:

•           Enroll in Honors English 10 and an appropriate government class (either Honors NSL or , if you have done well in Honors US History, AP NSL Government).
•           Continue with mathematics in either Honors Geometry or Algebra 2 with analysis.
•           Take Honors Biology and preferably, Honors Chemistry.
•           Continue with Honors/IB French or Spanish. Remember that for the IB Diploma, the student must complete level 5 in grade 11 or 12.
•           Complete the state requirements in technology, fine arts and physical education as well as health (health may be taken online or in a summer session).

In addition, if a student is pursuing either Visual Arts or Theatre Arts as an IB sixth subject/ elective, then he/she should take the appropriate pre-requisites in grades 9 and 10.   (Drawing and Design/Studio Art; Theatre 1, Advanced Acting etc.)
To find out more about IB, it would be helpful to go to the website www.ibo.org. For information specific to schools in the US and for frequently asked questions, click on services, regional IB office, North America. There you will find information on the differences between the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, as well as college and university recognition policies.

For information about Watkins Mill's IB Program, contact Lisa Ingram, IB Coordinator at WMHS, at 301-840-3975 or e-mail at Lisa_A_Ingram@mcpsmd.org .